From a blog post by dockworker Vegard Holm in Norway:
The dockers are tough. They continue their fight in Norway’s longest industrial conflict for 70 years and will soon have been in dispute for two years. However, this autumn has thrown up some positives.
For several weeks now it has been clear that the new majority in the council in Tromsø supports the dockers’ right to work in the city’s port. An agreement between the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Red Party clearly states that international law must be respected and should apply in Tromsø: “the parties in this alliance will ensure that ILO 137, the dockers’ convention, is adhered to”. A great boost for the dockers and a clear message to port employers, not least to the Harbour Master and the police in the city.